Empoleon V

A PSA 10 currently sells for about $194.13, raw the card sits at $61.57 — 3.2× as much. Of 5.763 copies already graded, 63 % received a 10 and 29 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $157.59 on average, before fees and shipping. Rule of thumb: submit when the value at a realistic grade is at least double the raw value — which is the case here. Centering decides it: an off-centre card will not get a 10. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 104 auctions the median was $63.74, across 287 fixed-price sales $70.40. Fixed price therefore fetched about 10 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $50.63 and $70.40, with a median of $59.83. Selling fast lands you nearer the lower end; with patience, good photos and a complete title the upper end is achievable.

The cheapest genuine sales were around $42.06. Offers well below $25.23 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

From real sales: Italian $72.14 (11), German $61.30 (23), English $58.72 (312). Italian fetches about 23 % more.

lastsold uses only real sales — eBay plus auction houses like Goldin & Fanatics — recent sales count more (recency weighting), outliers and fakes are removed. It's not an estimate but actual sold prices, separated by condition, language and grading.